Google Chrome is a proprietary app, so it is not included in Mint's repositories. You cannot use the built-in Software Manager to install it. Instead, we will use a bunch of commands to install it. The instructions below are applicable to any edition of Linux Mint including XFCE, Cinnamon, MATE and KDE editions. I'll use the XFCE edition.

To install Google Chrome in Linux Mint 18, open the root terminal and type these commands one by one.

Confirm the last command when prompted and Chrome will be installed in Linux Mint.

Note: The repository address now requires the explicit architecture specification. You have to add the '[arch=amd64]' portion as show below to get it working.

See the following screenshots of the whole procedure.

In the end, you'll find the Google Chrome icon under the Internet category of the apps menu.

It is worth mentioning that instead of Google Chrome, Linux Mint offers you the Chromium browser. Chromium serves as the open source code base for Google Chrome and its derivatives like Opera, Vivaldi and others. It has a user interface similar to Chrome however it lacks some features like Flash and PDF support out-of-the-box, but this can be fixed. It supports all Chrome extensions. If you do not want to install Google Chrome's proprietary package in Linux Mint, Chromium can be a good alternative for you. Linux Mint ships with packages to install Chromium using Software Manager. Open it and type "chromium" in the search text field.

Look for the line "Chromium-browser". You can click it and install the browser. Also, you can install both Chromium and Google Chrome simultaneously, compare them and decide which one is suitable for you.

That's it.

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You already had the chrome repo. Delete one of the following files: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/chrome.list or /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list I guess the second file was added automatically by Google Chrome, so I suggest you to delete the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/chrome.list

bash: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/chrome.list: Permission denied i am getting the above error please explain all the steps i need to do to install chrome I am currently on a proxy server: with 192.168.1.107 and 3128 as also we use authentication on netwrok

You are getting the “Permission denied” error because you are trying to execute the command from the regular user’s terminal. Please use the root terminal instead to get it working. See the article How to Open Root Terminal in Linux Mint

Chrome was working fine, but gave a message that I needed to update. I tried to install today, 10/28/17, using version 62.0.3202.75-1. I tried using the package installer and then (when that didn’t work) using the terminal commands described above. I uninstalled the existing package prior to installing. Each time I get the same result; the installation completes, the icons appear where they are supposed to, but clicking the icon does nothing — neither from the menu nor from the desktop. Suggestions?

I followed the instructions above. I have tried to install Chrome using other methods with the same results. It says all is well but when I try to open it, I get nothing. No error message, no blank window, nothing that indicates that it is in existence. Operating system Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon 64-bit Cinnamon Version 3.2.6 Linux Kernel 4.4.0-53-generic Processor Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T9600 @ 2.80GHz x 2 Memory 7.8 GiB Hard Drives 365.1 GB Graphics Card NVIDIA Corp G96M [GeForce 9600M GT]

I have to make a correction here. I tried to go to https://crbug.com/638180 but Google redirected me and said “You do not have permission to view the requested page. Reason: User is not allowed to view this issue ”

So, is there some way to get a real answer. Buy the way, I am using Firefox. Is there a better browser that Google doesn’t control?

I got it all going. The problem turns out to be version problem with NSS. I got the latest and greatest and now Chrome and Chromium load as expected. I do not know why it was out of date. Sorry for the bothers but this stuff is real irritating when one is not real familiar with the systems involved. Thanks again.

OK, so Linux is basically the same as 1997 — arcane terminal commands to install software, and every single app looks different, has different window decorations and UI conventions. But it’s good that I checked! :)

root@mint:/home/mint# apt-get install google-chrome-stable Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done Package google-chrome-stable is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source